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board games Apr. 6, 2023

This Card Game Threatens to Tear My Family Apart — But We Can’t Stop Playing ItJust call me a Dutch Blitz influencer.

By Laura Guidry

hair styling Apr. 5, 2023

The Teeniest Dab of This Matte Hair Wax Gives Me Heaps of Volume“Like Cindy Sherman in character, I was myself but reoriented 30 degrees.”

By Brandon Sanchez

hair tools Apr. 3, 2023

I Finally Found a Claw Clip That Can Hold My LocsA regular hair tie could never.

By Latifah Miles

speakers Mar. 31, 2023

The Other Night, I Did Nothing But Stare at This Bluetooth SpeakerJBL’s Pulse 5 is like a lava lamp you can groove to.

By Jordan McMahon

furniture Mar. 30, 2023

It’s Such a Pleasure to Sit in This Strange, Spidery ChairA surprisingly ergonomic solution for restless sitters.

By Natalie So

men’s apparel Mar. 28, 2023

The Brooks Brothers Shirt Bob Mackie Has Been Buying Since 1957“Who thinks about what you wear when you’re 84, but I do!”

By Bob Mackie

As told to Alexis Swerdloff

beauty Mar. 21, 2023

It’s Taken Me 5 Years (and 15 Nail Polishes) to Find a Clambake ReplacementAfter dozens of home manicures, I have the perfect red-orange dupe for the discontinued nail polish.

By Caroline Weaver

men’s apparel Mar. 16, 2023

Skateboarder Dickies Are the Only Pants I Want to WearPants so good I’d learn how to do an ollie.

By Erin Schwartz

baby feeding Mar. 14, 2023

This Insulated Bottle Is Like a Hydroflask, But for Breast MilkIt has made pumping so much easier.

By Elyse Moody

dental care Mar. 13, 2023

Here’s Why I Chomp (and Swallow) Desk Gum All DayChewing gum in the modern world is profoundly inelegant. Desk gum is not.

By Zach Schiffman

cookware and utensils Mar. 9, 2023

I Threw Out My Pot Lids and Replaced Them With TheseThey nest in a neat, slim stack and take up virtually no real estate.

By Emma Wartzman

cleansers Feb. 24, 2023

I Haven’t Seen One Blackhead Since I Started Using This TonerIt deep-cleans my pores without stripping my skin and doesn’t leave my face feeling tacky.

By Ambar Pardilla

food and drinks Feb. 21, 2023

I Only Drink Tall Boys of This Wisconsin Diet Root BeerBecause life is too short to debase yourself with subpar R.B.

By Leah Finnegan

office Feb. 10, 2023

I’m So Tickled By This Nothing Little Desk ToyNo one gets that hope springs eternal like a Hoptimist

By Chantel Tattoli

women’s apparel Feb. 1, 2023

These Handmade Underpants From Etsy Make Me Feel Like a Sexy LifeguardThey’re $15 and made by an El Salvadoran woman living in Robesonia, Pennsylvania.

By Molly Prentiss

shampoo and conditioner Feb. 1, 2023

This $12 Powder Replaced My Aerosol Dry ShampoosWith no benzenes, no buildup — and no George Washington–wig effect.

By Erika Veurink

audio Jan. 30, 2023

Dan Auerbach Loves This Record Player So Much He Named a Song After It“If I see one that looks cool, I’ll pick it up.”

By Dan Auerbach

As told to Maxine Builder

coffee Jan. 26, 2023

I Can’t Stop Talking About Pocket CoffeeThese classic Italian chocolates are my favorite wintertime treat.

By Caroline Weaver

cleaning Jan. 18, 2023

This Five-Inch Electric Brush Destroyed the Mold and Grime in My RentalWhat would normally take an hour of manual scrubbing is blitzed in ten minutes.

By Rachael Griffiths

hobby and craft Jan. 10, 2023

It Took Maayan Zilberman 30 Years to Find This Sewing Machine“Mostly I make clothes for my 3-year-old daughter, Freddie, by cutting and sewing up my most special vintage pieces.”

By Maayan Zilberman

year in review Dec. 29, 2022

This Sling Pack Is the Best Thing I Bought This Year“What sets this pack apart from others is the hidden cross-body strap; I can go from fanny-pack mode to wearing it like a sling on my back.”

By Jeremy Rellosa

year in review Dec. 28, 2022

These Skin Gummies Were the Best Thing I Bought This YearThey’re like a vacation in a bottle.

By Chelsea Peng

year in review Dec. 28, 2022

The Best Thing I Bought This Year Is This Cookbook That Reminds Me of My GrandmaThe traditional Black dishes in Jubilee remind me of being in the kitchen with my grandmother.

By Latifah Miles

eyes Dec. 27, 2022

This Eye-Bag-Concealing Powder Is the Best Thing I Bought This YearAll the water and sleep in the world can’t make me look as well rested.

By Rachael Griffiths

year in review Dec. 27, 2022

The Best Thing I Bought This Year Is a Massage Hook to Unknot My BackI feel looser and more relaxed, and my flexibility has returned to its pre-pandemic levels.

By Kitty Guo

year in review Dec. 22, 2022

The Best Thing I Bought This Year Was a $2 Box CutterI’ll never use my house key to slice through packing tape again.

By Katherine Gillespie

year in review Dec. 21, 2022

These (Many) Enamel Trays Were the Best Things I Bought This YearThere’s now one in almost every room of my apartment.

By Emma Wartzman

year in review Dec. 20, 2022

The Best Thing I Bought This Year Is This Actually Sexy Minimizer BraIt shapes and minimizes without looking frumpy.

By Ambar Pardilla

year in review Dec. 19, 2022

The Best Thing I Bought This Year Is This No-Rinse Laundry SoapThe sweaters that have gotten the Soak treatment — from Uniqlo cashmere to Everlane alpaca — have come out feeling soft and smelling fresh.

By Dominique Pariso

fitness Dec. 13, 2022

This App Gave Me My No-Nonsense Trainer, MicaelaSince July, I’ve completed 85 workouts, burned 15,000 calories, and lost 11 pounds.

By Lauren Ro

style Dec. 7, 2022

I’ve Worn This $8 Bra for 27 YearsThrough childbirth, surgery, and perimenopause.

By Tamara MC

toys Dec. 7, 2022

This Audio Player Is Parenting My ChildrenScreen-free and easy to use, the Yoto Mini gives my podcast-obsessed 5- and 8-year-olds the right balance between parental oversight and kid freedom.

By Kathryn VanArendonk

gifts Dec. 5, 2022

The Bespoke Photo Album I Plan to Give My MomChoose pictures straight from your iPhone and get your keepsake album days later.

By Leah Bhabha

packing and gear Nov. 29, 2022

I Ditched All My Glasses Cases for This Compact Roll-Up Travel CaseIt takes up less space than a pair of shoes.

By Alyse Whitney

bedding Nov. 17, 2022

This Hefty, Supersoft Quilt Holds Me When No One Else WillAnd it’s under $100.

By Jennifer Ruth Keller

women’s activewear Nov. 17, 2022

I Can’t Do a Triple Axel, but I Wear Figure-Skating Tights All WinterIf you layer them right, they’re completely invisible.

By Rachael Griffiths

women’s sleepwear Nov. 11, 2022

The Best House Slippers Are These Ballet Warm-up Booties“No longer relegated to dance class, these boots are now a permanent fixture on my feet whenever the temperature drops below 60.”

By Kitty Guo

bathroom Nov. 10, 2022

I’ve Given Up Bath Mats for This Magical Stone SlabI timed it, and it takes less than a minute to absorb a footprint.

By Erin Schwartz

packing and gear Nov. 8, 2022

I Never Get on a Plane Without These Tiny ScissorsThey’re always at the ready when I need to make a quick snip or emergency trim.

By Caroline Weaver

health Nov. 7, 2022

This Expandable Pill Organizer Is My Mary Poppins Medicine CabinetIt has saved my friends from hangovers, bathroom emergencies, and allergy attacks.

By Alyse Whitney

beauty Nov. 4, 2022

These Magic Drops Keep My Hair Fire-Engine Red for WeeksThey mix right in with your conditioner, last from wash to wash, and work even on darker hair.

By Rachael Griffiths

cookware and utensils Oct. 31, 2022